Leonard Shlain

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This groundbreaking book from the author of Art and Physics, a surgeon viscerally familiar with brain function, proposes that the rise of alphabetic literacy actually reconfigured the human brain and brought about profound changes in history, religion and gender relations.

Best-selling author Leonard Shlain explores the potential for humankind through the life, art, and mind of the first true Renaissance man, Leonardo da Vinci. The author hypothesizes that da Vincis staggering range of achievements demonstrates a harbinger of the future of our species.

Best-selling author Leonard Shlain explores the potential for humankind through the life, art, and mind of the first true Renaissance Man, Leonardo da Vinci. The author hypothesizes that da Vincis staggering range of achievements in such a wide range of fields demonstrates a harbinger of the future of our species.